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Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 14 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mavericks today?
The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 9AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
382 | 298 | 338 | 313 | 595 | 547 | 870 | 1402 | 1114 | 1049 | 856 | 1042 | 737 | 1107 | 1449 | 1722 | 1722 | 1913 | 1623 | 1440 | 1712 | 2297 | 2418 | 2336 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:51AM1.24m | 9:12PM1.80m | 10:52AM1.28m | 9:49PM1.90m | 11:50AM1.31m | 10:31PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM-0.06m | 3:02PM0.50m | 4:10AM-0.30m | 3:47PM0.61m | 4:55AM-0.47m | 4:33PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 288 | 298 | 338 | 313 | 363 | 173 | 870 | 1090 | 1114 | 1049 | 856 | 666 | 148 | 146 | 146 | 148 | 161 | 153 | 150 | 106 | 103 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 271 | 205 | 154 | 184 | 149 | — | 173 | 169 | 166 | 162 | 156 | 152 | 49 | 82 | 81 | 118 | 154 | 158 | 112 | 72 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | S 11 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | S 20 | — |
| kJ | 70 | 45 | 45 | 179 | 173 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 382 | — | — | — | 595 | 547 | — | 1402 | — | — | — | 1042 | 737 | 1107 | 1449 | 1722 | 1722 | 1913 | 1623 | 1440 | 1712 | 2297 | 2418 | 2336 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 15 | 31 | 35 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 419 | 74 | 73 |
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